Happy National Ice Cream Month!
Get the scoop on the world’s favorite frozen treat.
PINT FOR PINT
Pint for Pint
Think your job has some great perks? The famed ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s lets employees take home three pints of ice cream a day. That’s a whole lot of extra!
SUNDAE SUNDAY
Sundae Sunday
Due to religious laws, ice cream sodas were prohibited from being sold on Sundays. As a work around, soda fountain shops served ice cream with the syrup on top, hold the soda water. Hence, the Sundae was born.
TOP THIS
Top This
According to IceCream.com, chocolate syrup is the world’s most popular ice cream topping. Just don’t let the cherries know.
PRESIDENTIAL TREAT
Presidential Treat
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month National Ice Cream Day.
GOLDEN STATE OF MIND
Golden State of Mind
According to the California Milk Advisory Board, California has been the nation’s number one ice cream-producing state for the more than 20 years.
SWEET TASTE OF VICTORY
Sweet Taste of Victory
Back in 1986, Clint Eastwood ran for mayor in the beach city of Carmel, California. He won by campaigning against a city ordinance banning the sale of ice cream.
